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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-02-08
AGGRESSIVE REVIVAL WORK.
The Views Of Indianapolis Ministers Regard
ing the Methods of Converting Sinners.

At the union meeting of the ministers of the
city, held at Hall place NJ E. Church, yesterday
morning, DR.. Bradley read a paper on '.Aegres-
sive Work in Missions and Revivals." He liked
the word aggressive for the reason that it
meant. when applied to religion. to step out
against the world, the flesh and the devil. He
criticised sleepy church members, and strongly
advocated denominations being united
in one great church. The dis
cussion was led by Rev. r. v
Hunter, who opposed the union of all churches,
for the reason that some churches were capable
of doing work that others could not do. DR.. Nc
Leod advised all the ministers to hear DR.. Court
ney, and Mr. Anderson suggested that the church
members should visit the poor of the city oftener.
Mr.. Mcdowell favored Surgeons plan of con-
Quoting revivals. At the request of the ministers
Mr. Haines gave account of the manner of
conducting revivals in Philadelphia, and spoke
of the good work that had been done in this city
by Mrs. Dr. Houghton and her successor. Mrs.
Mills of Evansville The meeting expressed its
sympathy with the desire to have Murphy come
here in the interest Of temperance.
The next meeting will be held at the South
street Baptist Church. when Church Fedora
ton" will be discussed At the close of the
meeting yesterday lunch was served by the
ladies of the church.
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DR.. Courtney Preaching to Men.

To the Editor of the Indianapolis Journal:
1t was a remarkable gathering of all sorts and
conditions Of men who came through the rain
and mud on Sunday afternoon to Christ Church
to hear DR.. Courtney preach to men, There
were business men of all kinds, wholesale and re-
tail, insurance, railroad, stock men. and mechanics
were all well represented More perfect and rapt
attention was never given to a speaker Now
and then would nudge his neighbor as
some more telling point was made against a pre-
vaiing sin-but for the most part men sat with
their whole attention fixed upon every word of
the speaker, studying earnestly his matchless
delivery. This carefully framed question. Does
the conscience of the human race believe in a
hereafterY" was answered in mastery
manner. His story y the blind man thinkin
that everybody was blind was a convincing illus
tration of the people who do not believe in a
hereafter" Then he quotes Isaiah. with telling
irony, describes the man who cut him down a
tree, and with part he makes a fire and warns
himself. with part he roasts his meat, and with
the residue he makes him a god. and SAYS De.
liver me- for thou art my God. Who will ever
forget, who heard the speaker this occasion,
the mighty power of the argumant drawn thus
from the deep wells of truth in the word of God
And the last question, Are you wise2' Does i,
not yet ring in your earsl So quiet but probing
the very heart--are you wise2
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Preferred Death to Insanity.

Mrs. Belle Gorham, who attempted to throw
herself into White river from the Washington
street bridge, on Sunday, is still at the Home
for the Friendless, and for the present will be
taken care of there. Yesterday morning her
photograph and letter she had written to her
friends were found near the bridge. The letter
is quite lengthy, and recites, in a pathetic way,
the hardships she has had to endure since her
marriage. 1t closed by saying: Before was
married / was pure and innocent girl, and if /
will have to go to the insane asylum, and rather
than go there will throw myself into the river
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THE STATES EMBARRASSMENT.
The General Fund Almost Exhausted and Pay
ments To Be Temporarily Stopped.

The balancing of the books of the Auditor and
Treasurer of State has brought to light the fact
that a crisis in the States finances is near The
general fund of the State Treasury is nov so
low that it is only the question of short time
this the Auditor of State will probably to-day
more money on hand.
On the 1st of last January there was cash
balance of all tnefunds amounting to 1854, 222 76s
and of this amount $54, $50 80 was the balance
of the general fund During the past month
the Auditor has issued warrants to the amount
or $2S 900 the general fund and this leaves the
balance of this fund now abont $26. 600. When
the bill for the maintenance of the Insane Hos
pital will be presented. this remaining balance
will fade away. The Treasurer will then, if no
relief is found. have to stamp every order on him
with the significant sentence, Not paid for
want of funds" The law which created the
permanent endowment for the State University
however, may be utilized to aid the bankrupt
State to struggle on. This law provides that
when the cash in hand credited to the endow-
ment fund amounts to $4,000, a bond
for the same may be given by the
Treasurer and Governor, and the money
converted into the general fund. The Auditor
the fact that this fund has already reached the
stipulated amount, and has suggested the neces-
sity of converting it to the uses, in the emer-
gency, of the general fund.
Governor Gray said yesterday that he did not
know the funds were low, and that the trans
fer of the endowment fund would probably have
to be made. The only other means of relief, ne
says, is the Legislature, which can authorize the
making of loan He has no authority to OBJ
tain money on the State credit in any other way.
On Thursday morning Mr.. Lemcke will sue
ceea Mr.. Cooper Treasurer and it is said that
he will demand hard cash, and will not accept
notes. Mr.. Cooper is now charged with about
1915. 900, and this will be what Mr.. Lemcke will
expect him to turn over solid cash and no notes.
Mr.. Cooper says that he will make the payment
in any form desired
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IN HOT WATER.
The Governor of Minnesota Charged with
Dickering with Liquor Men for Votes

The Governor of Minnesota Charged with
Dickering with Liquor Men for Votes
st. Paul Special
Governor McGlll's capacity for getting himself
into hot water is remarkable, and ne furnishes
the people with new subject to gossip about
every forty eight hours. His charges of corrup-
ton in the Legislature on the high license meas
ure on Sunday evening and hisi square back
down on Tuesday are still fresh in the public
mind Now comes the statement that while de-
nonncing others for crookedness his own skirts
were badly bedraggled. He is charged with the
astounding offense of visiting the saloons q the
city during the last campaign, and promising in
return for the votes of the liquor element, that
he would not, if made Governor, allow high
license measure to become a law.
President Nolbhom, at the head of the Colum-
ba Association. the State organization of liquor
dealers. said this afternoon. Eyes, McGill must
veto the high license bill else directly back
on most solemn promise He promised me
faithfully if our society would support him that
should high license measure come~up in the
Legislature he would openly oppose it. He not
only appeared in person at my saloon, but at a
large number of others throughout the city. But
wait until this matter is settled, and then will
tell A. R. McGill and the people some startling
facts. He has been waited on by committee,
but we could got no decided answer to what
his intentions are"
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Minor Notes

A change has been made in the Fort Wayne
Gazette. Mr.. T. P. Keator has sold his interest
in the paper to III. G. Hanna, and the firm name
is now Holman & Hanna. Mr. Keator remains
in editorial charge
Robert Smith, miner, while at work in Cart
sherre mine No. 2, near Knightsville Saturday
afternoon, was caught under falling slate, and
received serious and perhaps fatal injuries about
the head. He is unmarried.
The jury in the case of Benz B. Richards. of
Russiavilie, VS.. The Town of Marion brought in
verdict for the defendant About four months
ago Richards fell on a sidewalk and broke his
arm. and sued the town for So 600
The Thomas Ashby Post. No 45l, of the g. A.
R., at Pittsboro at their last regular meeting
unanimously resolved to petition the Legislature
to so amend the road law as to exempt ali honor
ably discharged Union soldiers from the per-
Torrance of highway labor.
The Monroe County Agricultural Society has
elected the following directors: VIM Mason,
Anthony johnson, G. K. Perry, Samuel Dins-
more George Campbell, VIM Neild and John f.
May president, Samuel Dinsmore: treasurer,
John W. Shoemaker; secretary, VIM. II. Seward.
The Lebanon Natural-eas Company has been
organized with capital of So, 600, and the fol-
lowing directors elected: James Nedlis, A. c.
Daily E. T. Lane, S. L. Cason and j. M. Ball.
They are now ready to let the contract for Dor
ing. Forty per cent of the capital has been
paid.
The stockholders of the Boone County Agri-
cultural Society held their annual meeting last
Saturday, and elected the following officers: j.
M. Ball, president; Riley Colyrove, vice presi-
dent; E. g. Darnall. secretary; S. L. Cason,
treasurer: T. A. Cobb, superintendent The
date for holding the next fair was fixed for the
week beginning Monday. Aug. To-
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Brief Mention.

The State Board of Agriculture announces a
farmers institute for the Eleventh congressional
district, to be held at Bushnell Feb % and "a
Secretary Hartley has just issued call for a
meeting of the State Association of Mexican
War Veterans, to be held at Springfield Feb %
and % the fortieth anniversary of the battle of
Buena Vista.
August Nygreen. who has been missing for
three weeks was found on Sunday in unoccu-
pied house on Thirteenth avenue, Rockford. His
dead body was hanging by the neck to rope
attached to the ceiling of the room.
Fox-hunting has grown popular this winter
that another grand drive with clubs is to take
place tomorrow at Linn grove near Toono. in
section of dense forest. 1t is announced that
an effort will be made to keep the crowd sober.
W. N Butler, an attorney of Cairo. has in his
was stationed with his regiment in that city dur
ing the early days of the war. On the back of
the desk, in large letters, written by him in
chalk, is the following: y. A. Logan, 3lst Reg
imenI, |. V. l."
Near Tolono, late Saturday night, the engineer
Of a fast Wabash train discovered three young
men climbing over the tender toward him. They
ordered the train stopped, and made the fireman
hold up his hands, saying that they going
through the express-car The engineer quietly
drew a revolver from his tool box and forced the
would-be robbers to leap off one by one
A largeiy-attended meeting of wealthy men of
Decatur was held Saturday night, when commit
tees on railroads, land and finance were ap-
pointed to take the necessary steps to secure the
location of the State fair permanently at Deca-
tur The people are enthusiastic over the mat
ter, and will meet again to-night Decatur can
have the fair for two years if she wants it, but
1t is believed that the bill in a modified form
will be adopted, and ali efforts bent towards
securing the fair there permanently.
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MINOR MATTERS.

How Congressman Are Influenced by Their
Fears Of Public Opinion.
Special to the indianapolis Journal.
WASHINGTON, Feb. TT think the vote In
the House, the other day, on the bill providing
clerks for members who are not chairmen Of
committees was the best exhibition of the fact
that Congress is the concentration of cowardice
I have ever seen." said Representative Milliken,
of Maine, to-day. "At least forty of those who
voted against the bill have told me they were in
favor of it. and would have supported it," contin
ued Mr. Millillen, but they were afraid their con-
stituents would leave them at home. voted
for it, and would do it again. Whenever feel
that cannot do what think is right, will
step aside and let some one else come here in
my place. And, further, am not afraid to say
what / think members time is WORTH and to
vote for myself what think am entitled to-
do you think large majority were In favor
of the bill2" was asked.
almost every member on the floor" replied
Mr. Milliken, lis in favor of it, and will not hes
itate to say 30 in private; but majority are too
cowardly to say SO in public"
Referring to the interstate-commerce law
Mr. Milliken, who is one of Mr.. Blaine's most
intimate friends, said:
AT best 1t is but an experiment voted for
1t because my constituents wanted me to, and
because the country demands something on the
subject. / fear it is not what we want, but we
have started now, and if it proves defective we
can remedy it This is the first step Congress
has taken towards regulating the business of
corporations, and the operation of the law will
be watched with great interest / would not
have been surprised if the President had vetoed
the bill"
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-02-08
General and Personal.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
WASHINGTON, Feb. Tin executive session
of the Senate. this afternoon, the nomination of
John E. Banta, postmaster at Muncie. was con-
firmed.
Richard S. Davis. of Greenville Ind, and
Thomas Stevens. of Mount Vernon, were ad-
mitted, to-day, to practice before the Interior
Department
Representative Lowry was to-day granted a
leave of absence from the House for ten days,
ION important business"
The Third Assistant Postmaster-g general issued
a statement to-day showing the number of spe-
cial deliveries for quarters ending Sept. 30 and
Dec. 81. For Indianapolis, for the quarter end
ing with September, the number of deliveries
was 1892 for the quarter ending with Decem-
Der. g. 146
Morris L. Miller, of Oneida county, New York,
has submitted his petition of right to test the
constitutionality of the civil-service act to the
Supreme Coust en- banc without argument
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Changes Among The Police.

AT meeting of the Police Board, Yesterday
afternoon. acting Captain Quigley was made a
regular captain, and acting Sergeant Haeerdorn
was made a regular sergeant. Frank Giblen,
Green Hagerdorn and John Nelson were pro-
NOTED from extras to regular patrolmen, and
Mike Mahom, Harvey NJ Wilson, John Long
and John Kaehn were appointed extra patrol
men. Special police powers were granted to
Amos Leantz. Christian Costn and Merchant
Policeman Samuel Derer. The number of ar
rests during the month of January was POS. The
Democratic members of the board are expecting
a reorganization this week or next by the Re-
publicans.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-02-08
YEAS.
PRIVATE CLAIMS.

Urgent Need of Legislation That Will Garry
Them Before the Courts.
Special to the indianapolis Journal
WASHINGTON, Feb IAN effort was made in
the House to-day to pass, under suspension of
the rules, general bill referring to the Court of
Claims all private claims against the United
States for examination and findings of fact in
each claim 30 presented the same to be reported
to Congress on the first Monday of each Decem-
Der. The measure presented was substitute
for bill now pending, and objection was made
to it upon the ground that the measure proposed
had not been printed, and it's exact scope and
meaning could not, therefore, be known to the
members who were thus summarily called upon
to pass upon it. After unsuccessful efforts to
have day fixed for consideration of the BILL
the motion to suspend the rules was rejected. 1t
is generally recognized that legislation is de-
manded to remove private claims from Congress
to the courts. where they can be judicially exam
ined and their merits determined 1t was feared
that the measure proposed to-day was too COM
prehensve and that it would remove all limita-
ton upon claims barred by the statutes. we'll
as those heretofore rejected by the courts and
the accounting officers of the Treasury. During
the brief discussion, to-day, it was shown that
in the past twenty five years the cost of printing
private bills introduced in Congress, and reports
upon the same, was over 1894, 600. Many of the
private bills now on the calendars of the House
have been introduced at every session since 1865
Aside from the expenses for printing these pri-
vate bills, it has been stated that if the time
spent by Congress, at every session, in consider
alton of private and domestic claims was reduced
to dollars and cents, it would be found that
these expenses are equal to the claims allowed
and, probably, to the sum claimed in those re-
jected." Something shonld be speedily done to
relieve the treasury of this enormous annual
expense and at the same time give claimants
opportunity to establish in the courts the justice
of their demands
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Paying for His Drunken Fun.

In the Mayors court, Yesterday morning, Carey
Gordon was fined $50 and costs for assaulting
and shooting at Maynard Grimes in the English
Hotel lobby Sunday evening. Gordon asked for
leniency, for the reason that he was drunk al
the time, and did not know what he was doing.
The Mayor attempted to find where he procured
the liquor, but he refused to answer and the DO
lice superintendent was instructed to see thai
he was taken before the grand jury. Grimes
will have very sore head for some time, but il
not dangerously hurt.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-02-08
POLYGAMIsT SNOW.

His Offense Was Continuous, and but One
Punishment Can BE Assessed.
WASHINGTON. Feb. IA decision was rem
dered by the United States Supreme Court, to-
day, in the polyGamy case Of Lorenzo Snow,
petitioner, which comes up on appeal from de-
cision of the Third Judicial Court of Utah, deny
ing the prisoners application for writ Of babeas
corpus Snow was tried and found guilty Of
polyg amy upon three indictments, which were
sil alike except that they covered different
periods oftime. The court sentenced him to a
fine Of $500 and six months imprisonment upon
each Indictment, the several terms of lmprison-
ment to follow one another. The prisoner after
serving out the first term, filed petition for a
writ of habeas corpus and discharge from priso n
on the ground that he could not be legally SEN
fenced to three terms of imprisonment for one
continuous offense. The court denied his ap-
plication, and he thereupon appealed. This
court holds that the offense of cohabitation in
the sense Of the statute is inherently contin-
uous offense, having duration, and not an offense
consisting of an isolated act. There was, there.
fore, only a single offense committed prior to the
time the indictments were found. This court
is therefore, unanimously of the opinion that
the order and Judgment of the District Court
for the Third judicial district of Utah must be
reversed and the case remanded to that court
with direction to grant the writ of habeas cor
pus prayed for and to take such proceedings
thereon as may be in conformity with law and
not inconsistent with the opinion of this court
Opinion by Justice Blatcnford.
A decision was also rendered in the case of tn,
United States against S. A. Northway. presi
Aent of the Second National Bank of Jefferson
o. Northway was tried a charge of embez
cling the funds of the bank. The judges of tn.
Circuit Court were divided in opinion as to thu
sufhciency of the indictment which he wa
tried, owing to various alleged imperfections i,
its form. This court decides, in favor of tn
United States and against the accused, on all o
the questions upon which the judges below wer
divided in opinion.
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Damage Suit Aeaans. a Doctor

The second trial OF William r. Ferry, who
was guardian for Rudolph Fisher, against
Horace R. Allen, of the Surgical Institute. has
been called in Judge Howes room, Superior
Court. Fishers arm was broken. and he had it
eetat the Institute. The arm mortified, and
caused his death. Suit was brought against the
Institute for 900 damages for malpractice,
and judgment was secured for 81, 500 A new
trial was asked by the plaintiff, and was granted,
and the full 80 900 is still asked. All yesterday
afternoon was occupied in attempting to make
up . jury, and only nine had been agreed upon
when court adjourned.
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closed, but the one near the hip was constant
source of suffering He said to me that he was
entitled to pension, if he chose to apply for
it: and, in my professional opinion. there can
be no doubt of the development of the rheuma-
tism from exposure in the field, and have
not left out of sight, in forming this opinion.
the question of heredity; for there is every
inherited tendency, without the exposure his
superb physique and good general condition
would have greatly delayed the development
of the rheumatic diathesis, IL not altogether
kept it in allegiance.
John B. HAMILTON, NJ. Dr.
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GENERAL LoGAN.s DEATH.
The Doctors Declare Its Cause to Have b
Rheumatism of the Brain.

The Doctors Declare Its Cause to Have Been
Rheumatism of the Brain.
" ashngton Special
The following professional certificates con-
corning the causes of General Logan's death
have neen filed by the attending physicians,
Drs. Baxter and Hamilton, with the House COM
mittee on pensions DR.. Baxter says
II certify that have been the family phys-
elan of the late Gen. John A. Logan for the past
Twelve years; that attended him in his last ILL.,
ness, and that his death resulted from the effect
of cerebral rheumatism. have frequently at
tended him professionally, and treated him for
rheumatism. during the past twelve years. and
have no doub. that his disease was the result of
exposure during his military services in the late
war
General Logan informed me that he con-
tracte1 this disease from exposure at the bat
~ h. BAXTER, NJ. D.,
"Chief Medical Purveyor u S. Army"
Dr. Hamilton wrote as follows,
IT was intimately acquainted with the late
Gen. John A. Logan. and frequently gave him
medical advice. On the occasion of his severe
attack Of rheumatism, in 1881 or 1882 he went
to Bot Springs, Ark. l was called by DIR. Bax-
ter in consultation. and also in his last illness.
He finally died from cerebral rheumatism, which
Ia q metastasis Tor change OF the seat of the
rheumatism TO the meninges (coveriIgsi Of the
brain.
s'The-e were undoubtedly variety of circum.
stances lavoring this change of seat of tho rheu.
matte m anifestations. but they are not material
to your inquiry; for, although the immediate
cause of death was the cerebral pressure, the
real and remote cause was the presence Of the
rheumatic diathess.
ssThe origin Of this rheumatism. l have always
thought, was due to exposure in the field and the
sciatic pains, from which the late General &c
pften suffered, were undoubty due to the injury
lone the parts in the vicinity of the sciatic nerve
by one Of his wounds
''The wound through his foot, he often n
Sured me- never gave him any pain after i
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An Aeroiite Hoax,

An AerOlite Hoax.
Special to the INDIANAPOLIS Journal
MARSHALL, Feb. 7.-Considerabie excitement
has been created in this vicinity by the sensa-
tiona report Of the falling of an immense aerolite
at Oliver. Edgar county, seven miles north of
Marshall. which were sent to several city dalies.
The report is hoax The tree said to have been
demolished by the aerolite was struck by light
Ming but your correspondent was positively as
sured by resident of Oliver that the aerolite
story was purely imaginary.